scare
gb/skˈɛɹ/ us/skˈɛɹ/
A2
Englanti
~ 700
Merkitykset
0 merkitystä
Verbi
A2
action
1
Cause someone to feel fear
To make someone feel afraid suddenly.
Käyttömalli:
to scare [someone]
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners sometimes confuse 'scare' with 'afraid'. 'Scare' is an action, while 'afraid' is a feeling.
Synonyymit
frighten (Very close in meaning; slightly more formal than 'scare'.)
|
startle (Implies a quick, surprising fright rather than deep fear.)
Antonyymit
reassure (Means to make someone feel calm and safe instead of afraid.)
Kollokaatiot
scare away
|scare off
|really scare
|scare badly
|scare easily
Teemat
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Esimerkit
- The loud noise scared the children.
- You really scared me when you jumped out from behind the door.
- The possibility of losing his job scared him.
Oppijaesimerkit
- The dog scared the little boy.
- The movie scared me a lot.
- A big spider scared her.
Substantiivi
B1
state
2
Sudden feeling of fear
A short time when you feel afraid suddenly.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners may confuse 'scare' (noun) with 'scary' (adjective). The noun is the event, the adjective describes something that causes fear.
Synonyymit
fright (Slightly more formal and less common than 'scare' in everyday speech.)
Antonyymit
calm (A state of peace and lack of fear, opposite to a scare.)
Kollokaatiot
give a scare
|get a scare
|health scare
|security scare
Teemat
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Esimerkit
- That horror film gave me a real scare.
- We had a bit of a health scare last year.
- The false alarm caused a big security scare.
Oppijaesimerkit
- The loud bang gave me a scare.
- He had a health scare last year.
- The fire alarm gave us all a scare.
Verbi
B1
action
3
Make something go away by fear
To make someone or something go away because they are afraid.
Käyttömalli:
to scare [someone/something] away/off
Synonyymit
deter (More formal; often used for preventing actions through fear or difficulty.)
Antonyymit
attract (Means to cause someone or something to come closer instead of go away.)
Kollokaatiot
scare off intruders
|scare away birds
|scare off competition
Teemat
emotions
|daily life
|animals
|core_vocabulary
Esimerkit
- The guard dog scared off the burglars.
- We put up a scarecrow to scare away the crows.
- High prices can scare away customers.
Oppijaesimerkit
- The loud noise scared away the cats.
- The police siren scared off the thief.
- We use lights to scare away animals.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
scare
IPA
GB/skˈɛɹ/
US/skˈɛɹ/
Tavut ja painotus
scare (1 tavu)
Stress on 1st syllable (scare)
Taivutusmuodot
Noun
- Base: scare
- Plural: scares
Verb
- Base: scare
- 3rd Person Singular: scares
- Present Participle: scaring
- Past: scared
Sanaperhe
Forms
scares
noun
scaring
verb
scared
verb
Core family
scary
adjective A2
Advanced or less common
scarily
adverb
scariness
noun
Ilmaukset
give someone a scare
1/ɡˈɪv sˈʌmwˌʌn ə skˈɛɹ/
fixed phrase
Cause brief sudden fear in someone
To make someone suddenly feel afraid for a short time.
Esimerkit
- You gave me a real scare when you shouted like that.
- Falling down the stairs gave her quite a scare.
health scare
1/hˈɛlθ skˈɛɹ/
fixed phrase
Event causing sudden health worry
A time when people are suddenly worried about health problems.
Esimerkit
- He had a health scare but is fine now.
- The outbreak caused a major public health scare.
scare away
1/skˈɛɹ əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
Cause departure through fear
To make someone or something leave because they are afraid.
Esimerkit
- The noise scared away the birds.
- Bad service can scare away customers.
scare off
1/skˈɛɹ ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
Frighten away someone or something
To make someone or something go away because they are afraid or worried.
Esimerkit
- The barking dog scared off the stranger.
- High rent prices can scare off new businesses.